Automobile dumping-truck.



F. NEARING.

AUTOMOBILE DUMPING TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12, I918.

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PatentedNov. 5,191 8.

WBTNfQBES I v T INVENTOR W L Maj/[C \JMW ATTORNEY FRANK HEARING,OF'INEW' YORK, N. Y.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. FRANK Nnamne, a citizen of the United States,residing at 62 iv. 93rd street, in the borough of Manhattan, city,county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful AutomobileDumping'lruck, of which the following is a specification.

And the objects of my invention are:

A dumping mechanism requiring a mini mum amount of energy for itsoperation and facility for redumping readily if desired.

The ability to regulate the drop in dumping through the hand brake onone drum shaft.

The necessary jar to shake the loaded material loose. The ability to usethe engine for hoisting or druinpulling for loading or unloading heavyor bulky articles by disconnecting the ropes from standards and box, andconnecting the said ropes to the object to be pulled by use of easilyconnected shackles.

The angular extension of the friction lever, effected through thechanneled disk hearing.

The automatic opening and closing of the end gates by the rodsconncctingthe rear standards to the said end gates.

Simplicity of construction and easy access to the different parts forrepair or renewal.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings.

Figure 1 is a side view of the truck in the position for loading. A.portion of the upright frame is omitted to show the drum gears.

Fig. 2 shows the brake disk w th band and connections.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the truck in the position for dumping, showingthe sprocket specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. til. Mild.

Application filed March 12, 1918. Serial No. 222,011.

ings, P P and all the other shown as a dropped frame.

N N are the standards supporting-the box and connected thereto by thebearings P P.

C is the box for carrying the load.

' D D are the ropes connected to rings on the rear standards and box bythe shackles K, K, the said ropes being wound on the drums J J fordumping and resetting the said box.

J is a winch head on the outer end of one drum shaft.

R, R are sprocket wheels fixed on the shafts of the said drums, whichshafts are geared together by gears R and R and carried in bearings onthe upright portion of the frame B. The said sprocket wheels R, R areconnected by chains D l) to the sprocket wheels R, R loosely mounted onthe transverse shaft A Upon a square sec tion of this transverse shaftis lso loosely mounted a spindle, 1, consisting of two out pointingtruncated cones including a cylin drical portion. The said cones facecorresponding recesses in the hubs of the sprocket wheels B so thateither end of the said spindle l and. the facing recess forms a frictionclutch and fixes the engaged sprocket wheel to the said transverse shaftA upon which is fixed the bevel gear which engages the similar gear R onthe main shaft A The spindle I has upon its cylindrical portion a groovewithin which groove and encircling the said spindle is a ring havingstuds set upon its opposite sides which studs engage forks on the lowerend of a lever L parts, and is wvhich 15 supported by a channeled disk Uwhich disk is loosely mounted in its bearing U which is cut "away topermit the action of he lever L in throwing the spindle T intoconnection with either sprocket wheel. The lever L is held in a neutralposition by the collar L until released by pressing the handle againstthe spring S and raising the collar from between the segments of thedisk casing U y F is the end gate which is opened and closed by the rodsE which extend from studs on the back of the gate to a bar E which isclamped across the rear standards. G, G are spring bnfiers which takethe shock of the box C when dumped.

H H are latches fixed on a rod. across th upright frame and engagestrong staples H M on the bottom of the lot...

hold the hon securely against dumping until the said latches arereleased.

in dumping the latches are released; th

lever thrown to engage the sprocketwheel connected to the lower drum,drawing the standards forwerd-nntll the center of gravity of the box andload pass the point of support; the lever is then thrown neutralreleasing the dnmpinw clutch and the dumpin regulated with the drunihrake.

the dumping-is finished, the clutch After s 'hrown by the lever toengage the sprocket 7;,

body with the frame, reel standards pivotslly connecting the body withthe frame and means for pulling forwardly on the upper ends of the yourstandards to incline the body.

2. a, dumping truckye frame, 2; body, front standards pivotallyconnecting the body with the frame, rear standards pivotally connectingthe body with the frame, drums geared together and connectedrespectively by ropes to the rear standards and front end of body, rightangle goers connesting to the driving shaft, e cross shaft carrying twoloose sprocket wheels provided neseee with friction recesses on eitherside of fries tion cones which are mounted on :1 square section of thesaid cross shaft, sprocket chains connectingthe llfOl'CSfill'l sprocketwheels to sprocket wheels fixed on the shafts of the said drums for theoperation of the said drums when either of the friction cones mentionedis engaged to the opposing one of the first said sprocket wheels.

In av dumping truck, frame, a body, standards pivoted to the body andthe frame, means for controlling the body including :1, cross shaftcarrying friction cones, a lever, o channeled disk for the lever, ahearing for the disk,v s recess in the hearing, a sliding collar on thelever to engage the recess to loci: the lever, and means for moving thesliding collar.

4-. In a diunping truck, a ironic, 1; body, front standards pivotallyconnecting the body with the frame, rear standards pivotally connectingthe body with the iirzunc, a drum and cal'ile for pulling foiwvardly onthe upper ends oi the standards to tilt, the body and a, second drum andcable connected to the front end of the body to restore the body tohorizontal position.

In a dliu'nping truck, a frame, :1, body, front and rear standardspivoted to the body and to the frame, a gate pivoted at its top to thebody, studs on the sides of the gate, a bar clumped across the yourstandards and rods pivoted to the her and swivolod on the studs, allsnlostzintiall as shown and dcscribed in the ucconipiurving drawingsand. specifications.

I FRANK NFA ltl'N rl.

Witnesses JOHN J. DUFFY, H. l BOS'EWICK.

